Keyboard support apparatus
AssigneeGateway, Inc.
InventorBobbi J. Johnson
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Abstract
A keyboard support apparatus comprises a storage compartment adapted to be mounted to the undersurface of an overhead cabinet, a low ceiling, and the like. The keyboard support apparatus further comprises at least one extendable support arm pivotally coupled at one end to the storage compartment, and a keyboard platform pivotally coupled at opposite sides to the other end of the support arms. Each support arm is adapted to extend downwardly from the storage compartment to position the keyboard platform below the storage compartment in an operational configuration. Each support arm is also adapted to contract upwardly to position the keyboard platform inside the storage compartment in a storage configuration.
Claims26
A keyboard support apparatus, comprising:
- a storage compartment having at least one side and an open bottom;
- at least one extendable support arm, each support arm being pivotally coupled at one end to the storage compartment;
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- a keyboard platform, the keyboard platform being pivotally coupled to the other end of each support arm,
- wherein the keyboard platform further comprises one or more flanges, each flange extending outwardly from a side of the keyboard platform and each flange being adapted to engage a backside of the at least one support arm to hold the keyboard platform at a predetermined tilt angle.
A keyboard support apparatus, comprising:
- a storage compartment having at least one side and an open bottom;
- at least one extendable support arm, each support arm being pivotally coupled at one end to the storage compartment;
- a keyboard platform, the keyboard platform being pivotally coupled to the other end of each support arm;
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- at least one latch, each latch pivotally coupled to one of the at least one side of the storage compartment and each latch capable of supporting the keyboard platform inside the storage compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.